Combined nippers and nail-puller



(No-Model.)

G, 'LAUBE.

COMBINED NIPPERS AND NAIL FULLER.

NO. 550,981. PatentedDem'lO, 1895 Lawn/Z07 I WM 9 M UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GODFRIED LAUBE, OF HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CURTISJOHNSON, OF RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN.

COMBINED NIPPERS AND NAlL-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,981, dated December10, 1895.

Application filed August 22, 1894. Serial No. 520,998. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GODFRIED LAUBE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Huron, in the county of Beadle and State of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a CombinedNippers and Nail-Puller, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful combination-toolconsisting of nippers and nail-puller, the following being such a full,clear, and exact description that others skilled in the art may make anduse the same.

The object of the invention is to produce a combined tool at a minimumcost that will efficiently perform the functions of the tools abovenamed, be strong and durable, and satisfactory in use.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and specifically claimed.

I11 illustrating and describing the invention in detail reference is hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, andwherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my combinednippers and nail-puller. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, and Fig.3 is a view in side elevation showing the relative position of theparts.

In the drawings, 1 1 denote the handles of the nippers, held normallyseparated by the interposed coil-spring 2, while the jaws andcutting-edges of the nippers here shown are of the well-knownconstruction, it being understood that the nail-pulling device may beapplied to nippers of varying forms now in common use with equaladvantage.

To the curved jaws 3 are secured on their inner surface arms 4, lying atright angles to the jaws, which are firmly held in position by rivets,or they may be secured in any desired manner. These arms have a smooth,fiat, or slightly-rounded end surface, whereby the opposite ends aredriven into the wood by a hammer or the like, the rounded portion 5serving to guide the points inwardly toward the nail as it is drivenhome. The notches 6 are provided that a firm grip may be had under thehead of the nail. The arrangement of the arms is such that they will notinterfere with the cutting-edges of the nippers, and yet are so arrangedas to be easily and effectually manipulated, producing a cheap andefficient tool.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the form of the armsand their location on the jaws; furthermore, that other changes may bemade in the details of 0011- struction without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A combination tool consisting of nippers, arms arranged on the jaws ofthe nippers transversely thereof, said arms having their ends curvedtoward each other with the opposite ends flattened, as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GODFRIED LAUBE.

Witnesses:

ANNIE T. LAUBE, HATTIE Rosa LAUBE.

